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NTSB Investigates Plane Crash Carrying L.I. Couple

NTSB Investigates Plane Crash Carrying L.I. Couple

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the fatal crash of a single-engine plane carrying three people, including a Long Island man headed to Boston for cancer treatment. The flight was arranged by nonprofit Angel Flight, which gives free flights to people needing medical care; pilot Joseph Baker and Riverhead resident Robert and Donna Gregory were killed. It does not appear a distress call was made before the BeechcraftG35 Bonanza plane crashed in Easton, MA supermarket parking lot on Tuesday. The Gregorys' family are preparing to meet with counselors on how to tell their four-year-old twins their parents have died. more ›

Long Island Couple Killed in Single-Engine Plane Crash

Long Island Couple Killed in Single-Engine Plane Crash

A Westhampton couple were killed in a plane crash in Massachusetts; a third person was also killed. The flight was an "angel flight," via Angel Flight, the non-profit that flies people to medical centers for free; the couple (the husband had cancer) was headed to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The plane is described as either a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza or Cessna crashed into a Hannaford grocery store's parking lot in Easton, MA. The store's manager said it happened to crash in an area where people don't usually park (no cars were hit). more ›

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